Letters (July 7, 2017)

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Jul 6, 2017 at 2:52 PMJul 6, 2017 at 2:52 PM

Miracle Mile evictions need to be examined

If in fact the City of Stockton has been dealing with the issue of Life Safety Code Violations for the building owned by Christopher "Kit" Bennett on the Miracle Mile since 2012 then this issue needs to be explored.

Three Tenants pulled City Building permits for Tenant Improvements within this structure. Centrales, Guisty Wings and Balance Fitness and all three where issued occupancy approval, which means the permits had to be signed off by the building department and the fire marshal. To my knowledge of the Uniform building Code and the California Building Code all violations for the structure would need to be brought into compliance before occupancy for and one tenant could be approved. Who within these departments signed off on those permits knowing that Code Violation where still pending for the remaining structure and put not only the businesses at risk but also the general public that patronizes these establishments.

Kurt Ramsey

Stockton

You're number three

Letter writer Betty Thomas is correct when she says we have greater things to worry about in this country than Donald Trump's tax "returns." One of those things is Donald Trump himself. But as my conservative friends used to ask me when I complained about the proliferation of security cameras everywhere, "What have you got to hide?" Once upon a time, corporations shouldered more than 40 percent of the tax burden. Now it's more like 14 percent. Individuals have been forced to pick up the slack. The fact that Trump and other billionaires pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes than I do points to the absurdity of our tax code. The Republicans in the "swamp" say they will fix the tax code. If you make less than $200,000 a year, hold on to your wallet. The plutocrats are fully in charge and they are only looking out for Number One. And you aren't even Number Two.

William Maxwell

Stockton

Both sides to blame for a screwed up health care system

The reason the health care system is all screwed up is because both sides have not done their job.They can take turns blaming one or the other but that is nothing but a cover up. Democrats are to blame because they passed a law without knowing what the heck was in it and then lied to the American people for years about it. Republicans are to blame because when they took over the Congress in 2011 all they knew was,repeal instead of having a plan of their own. Voters should be outraged at both their houses and should not let these freeloaders on either side get away with it.

Garry Allyn DeManty

Stockton

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